Transfer student, need serious help

collegemom3717
Thu, 25 Jun 2015 08:27:38 +0000

The numbers, as you have given them, don’t add up. $200K in earned income is ~33% tax rate, & IRA limits are $5-6K, so take home should be more than 50% of earnings.

There are a bunch of regular posters here who are much better at this than I am, but at the end of the day, the core question is: how much are your parents willing to contribute to your education? How much can you contribute? What are you housing options (relatives? shared housing?).